A bipartisan border security bill headed to a U.S. Senate vote this week is likely to dash hopes for a quick, clear path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of people brought into the U.S. illegally as children, as Congress takes a harder line on immigration.
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This group, known as "Dreamers," had been a top priority for Democrats in immigration policy talks for more than a decade.
But as Republicans made new border restrictions a condition of aid for U.S. allies Ukraine and Israel sought by Democrat President Joe Biden, the Dreamers question was left off the table.
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